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autonomy

[aw-ton-uh-mee] / ɔˈtɒn ə mi /


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“We see Semi as an underappreciated avenue for Tesla to expand its autonomy capabilities, with impressive unit economics that support a strong demand outlook,” Percoco said in a note to clients on Friday.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

The company that makes the computer advertises more advanced modules, which it claims will provide additional and even full autonomy.

From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026

At a time when servers are being shut down, physical media is being digitized out of existence, and the subscription model is supplanting personal ownership, Ruth believes this is a way to have data autonomy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Which means the more autonomy you grant an AI system, the more accountability you retain.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

Those three things — autonomy, complexity, and a connection between effort and reward—are, most people agree, the three qualities that work has to have if it is to be satisfying.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell

Spinning on an axis of anxiety, “Huesera” raises the provocative idea that motherhood can feel akin to a curse stripping one of stability and sacred autonomies.

From New York Times ● Jun. 8, 2022

They say it is an important step in closing the wounds left by the state takeover without sacrificing the autonomies that they say have been essential for driving academic progress.

From Washington Post ● May 10, 2016

Assimilating college sports into the university would prevent them from being run as autonomies or fiefdoms.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 9, 2015

Opinions in Spain would split according to autonomies and political colour.

From Economist ● May 15, 2012

The respective autonomies of the individual, the clan, the hsien and the nation are accounted for; the nature of the democratic nationalist state becomes clear.

From The Political Doctrines of Sun Yat-sen: An Exposition of the San Min Chu I by Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger




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